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+# TODO - Assumes a UNIX-like OS
+
+RED    := $(shell tput setaf 1)
+BLUE   := $(shell tput setaf 4)
+CYAN   := $(shell tput setaf 14)
+ORANGE := $(shell tput setaf 202)
+YELLOW := $(shell tput setaf 214)
+RESET  := $(shell tput sgr0)
+
+ifeq ($(shell which go),)
+# TODO - Read contents from .git folder instead?
+$(error "$(RED)go command not found. Install go to continue $(BLUE)https://go.dev/doc/install$(RESET)")
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(wildcard .git),)
+# * .git folder exists, build server build string from repo info
+ifeq ($(shell which git),)
+# TODO - Read contents from .git folder instead?
+$(error "$(RED)git command not found. Install git to continue $(ORANGE)https://git-scm.com/downloads$(RESET)")
+endif
+$(info "$(CYAN)Building server build string from repository info$(RESET)")
+# * Build server build string from repo info
+BRANCH        := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+REMOTE_ORIGIN := $(shell git config --get remote.origin.url)
+
+# * Handle multiple origin URL formats
+HTTPS_PREFIX_CHECK := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | head -c 8)
+HTTP_PREFIX_CHECK  := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | head -c 7)
+GIT@_PREFIX_CHECK  := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | head -c 4)
+
+ifeq ($(HTTPS_PREFIX_CHECK), https://)
+REMOTE_PATH := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | cut -d/ -f4-)
+else ifeq ($(HTTP_PREFIX_CHECK), http://)
+REMOTE_PATH := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | cut -d/ -f4-)
+else ifeq ($(GIT@_PREFIX_CHECK), git@)
+REMOTE_PATH := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | cut -d: -f2-)
+else
+REMOTE_PATH := $(shell echo $(REMOTE_ORIGIN) | cut -d/ -f2-)
+endif
+
+HASH         := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+SERVER_BUILD := $(BRANCH):$(REMOTE_PATH)@$(HASH)
+
+else
+# * .git folder not present, assume downloaded from zip file and just use folder name
+$(info "$(CYAN)git repository not found. Building server build string from folder name$(RESET)")
+SERVER_BUILD := super-mario-maker
+endif
+
+# * Final build string
+DATE_TIME    := $(shell date --iso=seconds)
+BUILD_STRING := $(SERVER_BUILD), $(DATE_TIME)
+
+default:
+ifeq ($(wildcard .env),)
+	$(warning "$(YELLOW).env file not found, environment variables may not be populated correctly$(RESET)")
+endif
+	go get -u
+	go mod tidy
+	go build -ldflags "-X 'main.serverBuildString=$(BUILD_STRING)'" -o ./build/super-mario-maker
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